Ray Baksh, 80, who coached football at Helix, La Jolla, and St. Augustine and lived  with an entrepreneurial spirit, passed away in San Diego.
Baksh was a graduate of Imperial High and is in the Imperial High football Hall of Fame.  A Marine Corps veteran and San Diego State graduate, Ray and his wife Virginia, owned fast food franchises.  Eventually he  was able to pursue a lifelong passion  and  helped coach high school football teams in the area.
“Ray was a no nonsense coach who coached our linebackers for ten years,” said retired Helix coach Jim Arnaiz.
“His no-nonsense approach was backed up by his love for football and his ability to challenge every player in his group.”
Arnaiz remembered something Ray would tell his players. Â “He would finish his daily and game meetings with his group by saying, ‘I love you guys. Â Leave it on the field.”
